Patents by Inventor Alain Maurand

Alain Maurand has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automated storage system for individual and supersets of media
    Patent number: 7130145
    Abstract: An automated storage system includes a media storage facility, which may take the form of an automated storage library or shelf system. The media storage facility includes a plurality of individual medium slots and a plurality of superset slots. The facility further includes at least one mechanism for accessing individual media and at least one mechanism for accessing supersets of media. Individual media located in a superset remain accessible on an individual basis in addition to being accessible as part of the corresponding superset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Christophe Carret, Philippe Le Graverand, Alain Maurand, Gerald O'Nions, Charles Milligan